ADEOGUN, Margaret, Ph.D., is the University Librarian at the
University of Eastern Africa Baraton, Kenya.
AINA, Rachael Folashade is a graduate of
Babcock University in Information Resources Management. She is completing her
Masters Degree in Library, Archival and Information Studies at the University of
Ibadan, Nigeria. She is currently working as graduate assistant at the Department
of Information Resources Management, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State
Nigeria. Her areas of interest are Records and Information Resources Management
as well as lecturing.
ALGER, Sallie J. began her career at the James White
Library in 1985/86 as a "student assistant" in Periodicals where she
advanced to head of the department and then became Head of Technical Services in
1996. She left librarianship from 1998 to 2003 when she did development work for
Andrews and then Adventist Frontier Missions. In 2003 she returned to her position
as Head of Bibliographic Services/Periodicals/S.A.I.L. at JWL. She is an Elder at
the Pioneer Memorial Church on campus, and volunteers for Women's Ministries,
Optimist's Club International, and at the Berrien Springs Community Library.
ATULOMAH, Bola C., B.A., M.A.S., M.P.P., is
former Head of the Department of Information Resource Management, Babcock University,
Ilishan, Nigeria. She is currently the Deputy University Librarian and a doctoral
student of the Department of Library Archives and Information Studies, University
of Ibadan, Nigeria.
BEAMAN, Patricia has been Periodicals
Librarian at Southern Adventist University since 1997. SAU is located in Collegedale,
Tennessee, United States.
BERRY, Christy is currently the
Reference/Interlibrary Loan Librarian at Walla Walla College in College Place, WA
where she has worked for three years. Her duties include reference and interlibrary
loan, as well as bibliographic instruction. She has a Masters in Information
Science & Learning Technology and a School Media Center Specialist certificate
from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
BIRKENSTOCK, David graduated from
Helderberg College. His first position was as a history and Bible teacher at
Sedaven High School in South Africa. After that he served 38 years at Helderberg
College as Farm Manager, High School Teacher, College lecturer, Academic Dean and
for 17 years as Rector (President). He capped his professional career with almost
7 years at AIIAS in the Philippines, one year as Dean of the School of Graduate
Studies and 6 years as President. Currently he is retired and serving part time
as Director of Ellen G. White Research and Heritage Center at Helderberg College.
DICK, Archie L. (Keynote Speaker) Archie
Dick achieved qualifications in LIS at the University of the Western Cape, the
University of Washington in Seattle, USA and the University of Cape Town, where
he obtained a Ph.D. in 1991. He has worked in libraries in the Western Cape
Province of South Africa, and he taught at the University of the Western Cape and
at the University of South Africa (Unisa).
He was a Deputy Dean and Director of School in the Faculty of Humanities and
Social Sciences at Unisa from 2000-2003. His is currently Professor in the
Department of Information Science at the University of Pretoria. In 2003, Archie
received the Unisa Council award for outstanding scholar, and he has been a visiting
professor at Wayne State University and at the University of Illinois in
Urbana-Champaign in the United States.
He has published over fifty articles and chapters in peer-reviewed journals
and books, and his monograph, The Philosophy, Politics and Economics of
Information appeared in 2002. He is currently working on a book dealing with
South Africa's reading culture in the 20th century.
FORD, Jim graduated with dual masters degrees
from the University of Maryland. He served at the General Conference Archives for
nine years before moving to Andrews University where he remains. He as first the
Curator of the Adventist Heritage Center and presently serves as Associate Director
of the Center for Adventist Research.
GASKELL, Carolyn is Director of Libraries
at Walla Walla College in College Place, Washington, United States.
HAYNES, Carole is Professor Emeritus,
School of Education, Southern Adventist University. She resides in Ooltewah,
Tennessee, United States. Carole's specialty is reading.
HELMS, Cynthia Mae, associate professor
of library science, is interlibrary loan librarian and head of the Information
Services Department at the James White Library, Andrews University. As an active
participant in the reference, consultation, and instruction services of the
department, she believes in promoting the information commons and information
literacy concepts. She has served ASDAL in various capacities as officer,
facilitator, and presenter.
HUNT, Katye is Director of Adventist Network
of General Educational Libraries. ANGEL provides library materials for the K-12
schools located in the Southern Union of Seventh-day Adventists. Katye has been
an employee of Southern Adventist University for 30 years and is now moving to the
Southern Union although ANGEL will still be based in Collegedale, Tennessee,
United States.
MATACIO, Lauren is Instruction Librarian
at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States.
MBALI, Nabisa is Deputy Director of Library
Services as Helderberg College, Somerset West, South Africa.
MCCLAY, Bruce is Associate Librarian at
the School of Nursing Library, Walla Walla College. His library is located in
Portland, Oregon, United States.
MCCLAY, Johanna has worked for Bismarck
State College Library as the Reference and Instructional Services Librarian since
August 2001. She graduated from the University of North Texas in December 2000
and looked for work back in the great Midwest. She spends her free time hiking
with her dogs and boyfriend, snuggling her cat, swimming, and enjoying the frigid
windy North Dakota winters.
ROBERTSON, Terry is Seminary Librarian
at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States.
SEIFERT, Marge is Public Services
Librarian at Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, Tennessee, United States.
THOMSEN, Cristina M. is Library Director
at Southwestern Adventist University, Keene, Texas, United States.
